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Stories, not atoms

Muriel Rukeyser said “the world is made up of stories, not atoms”. Sometimes, you hear something and it is such a truism that you don’t...

Groupthink and the Non-Exec Director

The social psychologist, Irving Janis talked about the concept of Groupthink in 1972 and described it as when a group makes faulty...

Order and disorder

Japan is a very orderly society. I had never spent time there until a couple of years back and took the opportunity to visit during...

People make choices

So, there you go. An October Friday spent up in the Peak district walking with Freshwalks. To get a full feeling for this post, take a...

Time to think about the next year?

Many people take a break at this time of the year and at some point, between the beach and the mountain, they think about their year...

Don't React - Respond

I live in the centre of Manchester and it has many advantages: the restaurants, the bars, the vibrancy, the demonstrations……… the what?...

Speak in Code

I have been thinking recently about how ideas can be made ‘sticky’ for business teams. What does it take to embed an idea and make it...

A truth that is self-evident

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being...

Conversations in a lift

I live on the top 2 floors of an apartment block in Manchester. It’s a great city with a tremendous mix of people. A while back, I got...

Some people are just memorable

This is Peter Zulu. He is a 60 year old game guide in the South Luangwa National Park in the Eastern part of Zambia. I met him a couple...